Takeli hails PM Sogavare

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has greater vision for the country, Makira-Ulawa’s Deputy Premier Joe Takeli says. Takeli uttered this when he accompanied Premier Julian Maka’a during a courtesy visit to Sogavare, Monday. After listening to Sogavare sharing his government’s plans and his aspirations for the country, Takeli took an opportunity to express to the prime…

SI envoy to UK pays courtesy visit to PM

SOLOMON Islands High Commissioner to United Kingdom H.E Eliam Tangirongo has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Tuesday. In a brief meeting with the Prime Minister, H.E Tangirongo briefed the Prime Minister on the current work plans of his office in London. Mr Tangirongo also informed the Prime Minister of the funding…

Hockey players called to meet

VICE president of the Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) Jack Donga is calling on all U-21 hockey players both boys and girls to attend an important meeting set for this Wednesday. Donga told Star Sports it is very important for all hockey players to attend the meeting on Wednesday this week at the old Telekom…

HRUA eye changes to 2020 league

THE Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) will make some changes to the organizing of its competition starting with the 2020 HRUA league competition. This was confirmed by the HRUA president, Brian Taupiri, Monday. The decision was made by the HRUA Executive with the aim of raising the standard or organizing at the same time raise…

PM welcomes new US envoy

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has welcomed the new U.S Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Her Excellency Erin Mckee to the country recently. “Welcome to the happy isles,” he stated. This was during a courtesy visit made by Ambassador Mckee to the Office of the Prime Minister last week. In meeting Prime Minister Sogavare, the Ambassador…

6.3 quake fails to spark tsunami

A 6.3 MAGNITUDE undersea earthquake has occurred 107km West – North west of Kirakira, Makira Province at 4:02pm yesterday afternoon the Meteorological Services office in Honiara has confirmed. Following the earthquake, the Weather office said there is no tsunami threat to Makira province and its nearby islands. “An undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred at…

LE’AI, KOFANA NZ BOUND

Eels duo to return to Scots College SOLOMON Islands youth internationals Raphael Le’ai and Leon Kofana will be returning to attend Scots College this year and part of Wellington Phoenix ongoing development in Wellington, New Zealand. Director of football at Scots College, Stuart Jacobs assured the boys the school and Phoenix will continue to assist…

Tourism facilities here ‘below par’

MANY of our tourism accommodations are well below standards, according to the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) Andrew Nihopara. Nihopara told journalists in a press conference during last Friday’s ‘Tourism in Focus’ event in Honiara. Tourism in Focus event is to create the opportunity for the tourism institutions such as the…

VIRUS ACTION CALL

Gov’t urged to protect nation from coronavirus OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale says he’s alarmed by the lack of government action to date in protecting the country from the coronavirus.  Wale said incoming passengers and airport workers have confirmed that up to Sunday 26th January 2020 there have been no active steps taken by the Ministry of…

Live band concert for Aust kicks off

THE first “Iumi Tugeda Fo Australia” live Band Concert has kicked off yesterday at the Town Ground Rugby Stadium in Central Honiara. Government’s Special Committee for Australian Bush Fire Victims in partnership with Friends of the City, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, MECCDMM, Honiara City Council, HCC and Honiara Band…